‘Oppenheimer’ Star Cillian Murphy Is Totally Down to Play a Ken in ‘Barbie 2’

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Oppenheimer has only been in theaters for a few days, but star Cillian Murphy is already thinking about his next gig — and his fans have some ideas.Murphy, 47, recently fielded a question from Cinefilos about whether he would say yes to appearing in a potential Barbie sequel after months of Barbenheimer memes casting him in opposition to Margot Robbie.“Would I play a Ken in Barbie 2?” Murphy said with a laugh. “Sure, yeah!

Let’s read the script, let’s have a conversation.”Murphy, who plays atomic bomb creator J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan‘s film, went on to note that he was looking forward to seeing Barbie, which was directed and cowritten by Greta Gerwig. “I can’t wait to see the movie,” he said. “I think it’s great for cinema.

You’ve got all these great movies happening this summer.”Barbenheimer became an object of internet fascination after social media users realized the two vastly different movies shared the same Friday, July 21, release date.

While the jokes started as an online gag, the conversation seems to have helped the films at the box office. Barbie, came in first place with $162 million, giving it the biggest opening weekend of the year and the biggest opening ever for a movie directed by a woman.“This historic result reflects the intense heat, interest and enthusiasm for Barbie,” Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.